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The NSW Government has now (on 26 June 2019) released a discussion paper entitled "Building Stronger Foundations: Implementing the NSW Government Response to the Shergold Weir Building Confidence Report" (the Discussion Paper
It is a commercial fact of life that businesses will seek to merge with each other. Combining the efforts and resources of two previously separate competitors in an industry can lead to a more successful business. However, the businesses must be well...
Liquidators are encouraged to seek advice or directions from the Court as to the discharge of their responsibilities. But who bears the costs of such proceedings, of the liquidator and of any contradictor involved? In the recent decision of McDer...
An estimated 2.2 million employees are set to see a pay rise following the release of the Fair Work Commission’s (FWC) Annual Wage Review on 30 May 2019. Employees paid the National Minimum Wage (NMW) will see an inc...
All too often in unfair dismissal proceedings, a finding will be made by the Fair Work Commission (FWC) that an employee’s dismissal was harsh, unjust or unreasonable even where an employee’s wrongdoing, which formed the basis of their termination, i...
The National Labor Relations Board, a United States’ equivalent of Australia’s Fair Work Commission (FWC) combined with the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO), recently found that Uber drivers are independent contractors and ...
In the recent case of In the matter of Gondon Five Pty Limited and Cui Family Asset Management Pty Limited [2019] NSWSC 469, the New South Wales Supreme Court (Brereton J) considered the purpose and scope of an appointment as receiver to a c...
Originally introduced in September 2018 and passed by both Houses of Parliament in April 2019, the Corporations Amendment (Strengthening Protections for Employee Entitlements) Bill 2018 seeks to deter corporate employers from avoiding their ...
On 17 May 2019, news broke that Israel Folau, a professional Australian rugby player, had been dismissed by Rugby Australia over a controversial religious Instagram post last month. The post singled out gay people, among others, and suggested that th...